{"id":19368,"date":"2019-01-31T18:32:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T18:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/31\/the-corps-strapped-a-new-counter-drone-system-to-the-deck-of-a-warship-transiting-the-suez-canal-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:00:14","slug":"the-corps-strapped-a-new-counter-drone-system-to-the-deck-of-a-warship-transiting-the-suez-canal-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2019\/01\/31\/the-corps-strapped-a-new-counter-drone-system-to-the-deck-of-a-warship-transiting-the-suez-canal-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why the Corps strapped a counter-drone system to the deck of a warship in the Suez Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. Navy ships often have to traverse dangerous choke points that make them susceptible to attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To mitigate that risk, the Marine Corps often rolls out tactical vehicles on the ship\u2019s deck to beef up security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Corps did just that on Jan. 12, when the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Kearsarge, hauling Marines, sailors and Harriers embarked with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, transited the Suez Canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this time the Marines strapped down its latest toy, a new counter-drone system known as the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or LMADIS. The system was actively scanning the sky for small drones that could pose a threat to the ship, according to Capt. Joshua Smith, a spokesman with the 22nd MEU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of the small counter-drone system on the Navy ship highlights the military\u2019s growing concern regarding the proliferation of drone technology and the threat it poses to even heavily armed American warships as they continue to operate in choke points and narrow waterways around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\t